Looks like today's sailing was cancelled - she hadn't moved from Pacific Quay all day although tomorrow's trip to Arran is still being advertised on her website.

I was on board on Friday and we were 15 mins late leaving Glasgow due to a generator fault, and then another 15 minutes was lost at Kilcreggan due to another generator issue. What is going wrong with the state of this ship? How is this never ending list of failures happening?

After the slagging she got in the Herald last week over the way the earlier cancellations were handled- lack of notifications etc - this is not good news.

From bad to worse The website is still advertising today's sail leaving Ayr at 10am and Waverley is still (10:50) at Pacific Quay. Customer service is clearly and unknown concept to Waverley Excursions. This is nothing short of suicidal

PS Look like they are starting off at Largs now with a bus up from Ayr. The Auld Tub is on her way downriver now.

This report refers to the pier, but looking at the video I reckon it’s the promenade. The ship is still at Rothesay – all weekend sailings have been cancelled.

This was her last weekend in Scotland, before embarking on her voyages to Liverpool and North Wales, then the Bristol Channel, then the South Coast, finally the Thames. Reports refer to “minor damage” – sincerely hope so, otherwise the financial implications of not fulfilling most if not all of these commitments could be very serious.

I was aboard today. She made her usual bow first manoeuvre round the end of the pier but when we expected her to go astern she went ahead. Her speed was slow and the port forward rope was wrapped round the port wheel restricting her movement. I cant be sure if the events were human or mechanical failure but there were no injuries, no panic and the boozy party in the Jeanie Deans lounge did not spill a drop. Waverley hit the slip on the esplanade. Events could have been a lot worse had the tide been low but we docked quickly and went home via Calmac, Scotrail, McGills, Argyll Flyer and Island Princess.
The damage was about 3 feet above the water line and bent the stem to starboard. There was no ingress of water. She will need some in dry dock to straighten her nose and hopefully get back to sailing next week.

The Herald, this morning, reports that "Passengers were asked to disembark while an assessment of the damage was made".
At no time were we actually asked to disembark. Many of us remained on board until the next ferry appeared round the bay.
I was standing near the stern so I didn't see what happened. We moved round the knuckle of the pier. I thought we were moving forward a bit faster than usual and getting a bit too close to the promenade, then we hit, what I thought was the promenade wall.

She entered the Garvel mid- afternoon today. With a bit of luck (and some double time for the welders) she might make it out in time to steam south to Liverpool on Monday. Fingers crossed - she needs to lose more revenue like she needs another hole in the hull !

Having crossed the Dublin/Anglesey line around 0600hrs BST this morning, PS WAVERLEY is well on her way to Weymouth. – ETA showing as 0700hrs tomorrow.

Her speed going down the Firth of Clyde yesterday of 14/15 knots reduced to around 11.5 knots by the time she passed Ailsa Craig. However, reckon she has maintained that as an average speed up to now, currently making 11 knots.

Winds today forecasted up to 24 knots, south-westerly. Tomorrow they become westerly, dropping to 15 knots, so would like to think she could possibly start the homeward leg in the early hours of Thursday.

Problem is if she is to fulfil her schedule for the final week-end of her year, and given that her outward journey from CHQ to Weymouth took around 43 hours, she really does need to set off as soon as it is deemed safe to do so.

She's just off the Lizard right now, doing around 12 knots with an average of just about the same since leaving Weymouth last night. Hopefully she'll get the wind behind her and be able to add a couple of knots to that when she turns the corner into the Irish Sea, although there are force 8 SWs forecast for the Irish Sea later today which could mean she has to run for shelter again. Fingers crossed she can still be home by Friday evening.

And, as a wee bonus for us intending passengers - the weather forecast for this weekend is showing a slight improvement so here's hoping.......

PS Just checked again on AIS (she is off Porthcurno making 12.5 knots and just about to turn the corner) and noticed that she is giving her eta in Glasgow as 19:00 on Saturday 14th, not Friday 13th as expected. Mistake, or are they planning for a lay-over somewhere en route to ride out the forecast gales?

Soldiering on, currently 8 miles west of St David’s and making 8.6 knots.

Winds are currently 24 knots south-westerly – the fact that these are tail-winds probably helps rather than hinders her progress; however the sea-state could be a factor to be considered.
Overnight, winds are forecasted to increase to 28 knots by dawn in the main channel – 23/24 knots if they choose to hug the Cardigan Bay coastline. Her movement in the next half-hour may indicate the choice.

There's an AIS "blind spot" in the south of Cardigan Bay Allan - vessels close inshore disappear just SW of Fishguard (where Waverley's last position is shown) but reappear further north. She's maybe in the blind spot if she's hugging the coastline.

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